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Discuss: What gives a motorcycle character?
By Ben Cope on 26/04/2013 11:26:07
Does a hand-crafted motorcycle always have it? Can Japanese motorcycles have it? Can a good bike have no character or is character the essential ingredient?
CHARACTER (krk-tr) n.Some motorcycles have it by the bucket load while others clearly don't. So what gives a motorcycle its character and how, when some motorcycles are so similar, can one emerge as having character when others are branded bland
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Top 10 fastest production motorcycles from 10 decades
By Visordown on 02/05/2013 10:00:05
What were the fastest motorcycles you could buy in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and on to the present day? Has our quest for speed ended?
for each decade since the 1920s.10: 1920sBACK when the motorcycle was as fresh and new as the internet is today – and no doubt surrounded by endless middle-aged stick-in-the-muds claiming that ‘a horse was good enough for me’ – there wasn’t much doubt over
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Tom Cruise: I bought my first motorcycle aged 10
By Visordown News on 26/04/2013 13:12:28
Hollywood star reveals all on the Jay Leno show
ACTOR Tom Cruise is well-known for his on-screen motorcycle stunts but the 50-year old Hollywood star revealed he got his first motorcycle aged 10.He told chat show host Jay Leno: "My first motorcycle was a little Yamaha. My mother was away working
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Caption That: Shove it in the garage
By Visordown on 30/04/2013 09:31:22
Check out everyone's funny captions and leave your own
WELCOME ALL to Visordown's weekly caption competition, where you get the chance to slap the most amusing/twisted quote on some of the more interesting shots from around the wonderful world of motorcycling.This week, we have a Corsa that's been
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Caption That: Time for a lie down
By Visordown on 07/05/2013 13:44:01
Check out everyone's funny captions and leave your own
WELCOME ALL to Visordown's weekly caption competition, where you get the chance to slap the most amusing/twisted quote on some of the more interesting shots from around the wonderful world of motorcycling.This week, we have an old-school picture
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Your 10 best-rated Hondas
By Sachin Rao on 28/04/2013 10:04:00
We don't know if the nicest people are seen on Hondas, but we do know what the nicest Hondas are...
THIS month, we've compiled the ten best Honda motorcycles, as rated by Visordown's Honda owners who have submitted their review to our reviews database. Our Bike Reviews Database, which contains a whopping 2,700 owners' reviews and scores
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One whiplash claim, coming up
By Ben Cope on 29/04/2013 10:27:47
I wouldn't fancy getting about on two wheels in Russia
What stops faster, a CBR600RR or a Clio RS? Only one way to find out...
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Husqvarnas going cheap
By Visordown News on 08/05/2013 11:18:00
Discount promo follows reports of massive overstocking and factory redundancies
HUSQVARNA has announced a '110th anniversary jackpot campaign' which sees selected models available at discounts of up to 30%. This includes both on- and off-road models, from the Nuda 900 and Strada 650 to the TE310 and TC250. These generous discounts hint at wider problems at ...
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No private prosecution of Collette Carpenter
By Visordown News on 07/05/2013 11:11:18
Dorset Special Constable who was on the phone to her girlfriend when she was involved in a fatal collision, escapes private prosecution
Bartholomew.However, since the CPS decided not to prosecute, a solicitor who specialises in motorcycle-related cases stepped forward to offer help. After looking into the case, the solicitor felt that loopholes in the law and a lack of evidence would restrict
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About-turn for Mission Motors
By Visordown News on 08/05/2013 12:07:37
Cancelled electric superbike project reborn
.Details are sketchy but the newly launched website www.mission-motorcycles.com says that an announcement about the “most advanced production motorcycle in existence” and “the highest performing street-legal electric vehicle ever made” will be made on June 3 this year.
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